Victoria Shanghai Academy

Year 10 Extended Maths 2011/12





1. Checklist



2. General Background to Mathematics at VSA



3. Last Year's Report

Here is last year's report:

Please note - there was a significant amount of correspondence between the IB and our school regarding this report and the grades that our students were awarded.
Please also note that the report is also for "Standard" mathematics, since that was the course our students followed.



4. The Sample and Tasks


Overview of the 4 tasks being offered for moderation:


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Form F3.1

Weak Student
Average Students
Strong Student







1st Assessment - The Bench (criteria A, C and D)



The Task:

The Unit Plan:

Background Information:


Solutions/Mark Scheme:

Student Grades (Standardisation):

Amendments to rubric:

(See the spreadsheet of grades)

1 weak student script:

2 average student scripts:


1 strong student script:


Examples of Worksheets:





2nd Assessment - Patterns in Probability (criteria B and C)



The Task:

The Unit Plan:

Background Information:


Solutions/Mark Scheme:

Student Grades (Standardisation):

Amendments to rubric:

(See grades spreadsheet)

1 weak student script:

2 average student scripts:


1 strong student script:


Examples of Worksheets:








3rd Assessment - A Special Matrix (criteria B and D)



The Task:

The Unit Plan:

Background Information:


Solutions/Mark Scheme:

Student Grades (Standardisation):

Amendments to rubric:

(See grades spreadsheet)

1 weak student script:

2 average student scripts:


1 strong student script:


Examples of Worksheets:







4th Assessment - Broad-based Test (criteria A and C)




The Task:

The Unit Plan:
The unit plans for the first 3 units are above. Here is the plan for the 4th unit:

Background Information:


Solutions/Mark Scheme:

Student Grades (Standardisation):

Amendments to rubric:

(See grades spreadsheet)

1 weak student script:


2 average student scripts:



1 strong student script:


Examples of Worksheet
Examples for earlier units are given above. here are a few more (to include the "Mathematics of Growth" unit):